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Unit 1 Project: Roots of the American People (Chapters 1-4)
Unit Theme = Origins
Time Period = Prehistory-1750

Unit 1 Project WorkspacePeriod 3

Directions: This document serves many purposes.

  1. Place your name in one of the available spots. We will use this list in class to determine the order of presentations.
  2. Record your preliminary project topic.
  3. Replace your preliminary topic with a narrowed research question/issue.Let others know precisely what you are researching
  4. Replace your research question/issue with a learning objective for your presentation. What specificallydo you want your audience to be able to do after hearing your presentation.
  5. List the type of visual aid that you will be using during your presentation in the final column.

Grading:
  • Titles will receive a score of either 10 (Advanced), 7 (Developing), 5 (Basic), or 0 (Not submitted)
  • Make sure your title:
    • includes a title and subtitle separated by a colon
    • has proper capitalization and spelling
    • is both creative and describes the content
  • Objectives will receive a score of either 10 (Advanced), 7 (Developing), 5 (Basic), or 0 (Not submitted)
  • Make sure your objective:
    • completes the sentence: "The student will be able to..."
    • is clear ( We know people, place, documents, and ideas to be discussed)
    • is measureable (It describes how students will demonstrate an understanding
    • has proper capitalization and spelling
Student Name
Step 1: Preliminary Topic
Step 2: Research Question/Issue
Step 3: Title and Objective(s) for the presentation
Visual Aid
1 Jimmy Routh
Title: Jamestown: The Founding of Jamestown
Objective: Be able to understand and answer questions about how Jamestown was founded.
Power Point
2Maddy Rice
Title: The Shawnee: A Classic Native American Tribe of Western Pennsylvania
Objective:To give A brief summary of Shawnee life and culture by answering five questions about their daily lives.
PowerPoint
3 Matthew Kelley
Title: The Santa Maria: A Small Ship that Makes a Big Difference
Objective: To understand the many parts of the Santa Maria and its afect on discovering America.
Poster
4 Michael Backner
Title: In the Middle, But not Average: The Middle Colonies
Objective: Students will be able to explain the geography and growth of the different colines.
PPT
5 Maria Palombo
Title: The Journey of the Slaves: West African Slave Trade
Objective: Students will be able to explain the harsh conditions the slaves had during the Middle Passage.
PPT
6 Katie Manning
Title: Colonial Family Life: What's Ahead in Life
Objective: Explain a daily schedule of a family member.
PowerPoint
7Adam Preston-de Leon
Title: The Land-bridge Theory: How did it start?
Objective: Once I am done with my speech, they will know everything on the land-bridge theory and could tell anyone they see.
PowerPoint
8 Monica Martin
Title: Native American Origin Myths: Coyote and Wishpoosh
Objective: The student will be able to briefly describe the story of Coyote and Wishpoosh, and define the term 'origin myths'

9 Lindsey Barnhart
Title: Conquistadors: The Conflict of Opposite Civilizations
Objective: explain what the conquistadors did, where they went, and how they affected the Americas.

10 Mario Lagnese
Title: The Mayflower: The Voyage of a Lifetime
Objective: To explain the overall journey of the Mayflower to the Americas.
PPT
11 Marissa Elman
Title: Plymouth- A Brief History 1620-1692
Objective: For my classmates to answer 3 questions on the imporance of Plymouth is our history
powerpoint.
12 Erin Kozar
Title: Native American Slave Trade: The beginning of Prejudice
Objective: summarize how and why native americans were treated

13 Savanna Bell
Title: The Columbian Exchange: A Historic, Valuable, Life-Changing Exchange
Objective: The students will be able to memorize what was exchanged, where it took place, and who was involved in the Columbian Exchange.
Poster
14 Julie Muhl
Title: The Tainos; A Culture Robbed From It's People
Objective: The audience will be able to explain the difficulties that the Tainos had in meeting Christopher Columbus and what happened after the meeting.
Video
15 Patrick Kimball
Title: ?
Objective: ?

16 Orion Hoffman
Title: ?
Objective: to teach the class the definition of mercantilism
PowerPoint
17 Tess Clippinger
Title: The Northwest Passage: Why the Fabled Route To Asia Could Not Be Conquered
Objective: For the students of period 3 to be able to understand and explain the concept of the NW Passage-- the route, why it doesn not exist as a passage, etc.
Poster
18 Jessica Gordon
Objective: to understand what effect Pocahontas had on the English
Title: Pocahontas: From a Life Saver to a Princess
Power Point
19Andrew
Carragher
title: The Northwest Passage
objective: for my classmates to know hat created the NW passage and who where some of the explorers to look for it.
Power Point
20 Emily Fleming
Title: Origins of Lacrosse
Objective: For my classmates to be able to tell me about the origins of lacrosse and the differences between the modern tradition and the native american version.
power point
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